Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Torryburn, parish
Grid reference
NT 026 861 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
302600 686100
Latitude
56.05787740928396
Longitude
-3.564265788686135
Nearby places
Carnock, parish (2.08 miles)
St Mungo's Chapel, Culross (2.17 miles)
St Mary's Abbey, Culross (2.35 miles)
Culross, parish (2.92 miles)
Carriden, former parish, Bo'ness & C'den (3.35 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Crombie, former parish Toryburn
Parish details
Torryburn formerly called Torry, now containing Crombie (formerly Abercrombie) CRX.
Parish TLA
TOB
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Torry
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Torry
Place
Torryburn, parish
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Torry 1250, Dunf. Reg.
Historic formTorry This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTorry PlaceTorryburn, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDunf. Reg., no. 313 Date of citation1250 x 1250 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Source code
Dunf. Reg.
Source title
Registrum de Dunfermelyn
Editors
C. Innes [though not named]
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1842
Torryburn
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Torryburn
Place
Torryburn, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Torriburne 1561
Historic formTorriburne This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTorryburn PlaceTorryburn, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1561 x 1561 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Torriburne 1561
Historic formTorriburne This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTorryburn PlaceTorryburn, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1561 x 1561 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Torriburne 1561
Historic formTorriburne This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTorryburn PlaceTorryburn, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1561 x 1561 Feature named in sourcekirk |
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